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The Order’s answer to the Delta fighter is the OA3/AN-9000 "Draco" and it is considered to be a worthy opponent.

As a fighter craft its main objective is to eliminate enemy fighter aerodynes and attack aerodynes. The Draco’s weapon system cannot engage ground targets and must rely on other units to take out enemy anti-air capable units. The Draco is crewed by a pilot and a gunner, both in direct contact with the Field Commander’s APC.

The Draco is primarily armed with air-to-air Dell-Hugh RV4 plasma missiles. When the missiles are launched, a mechanism in the warhead generates a powerful energy field, filing a particle confinement with plasma that is released upon detonation. It takes a second or two for the missile to generate the plasma, making the weapon system not entirely efficient for extreme close aerial combat. The gunner can however arm the missiles before they are launched but due to the hazards of having armed plasma missiles in the launch tubes, this highly unusual form of attack is only used by truly suicidal pilots.

Most weapons easily penetrate the Draco light Polysteel-15 armor, which is also considered to be Draco's main weakness.